Group meeting 17th Feb

Josie

. Trying to avoid the birds becoming too 'gimmicky'
. Need to make sure that the character of the birds do not become lost in the drawings
. Would be good to look at and draw the birds in a wider variety of poses
. Done some good primary research by going to Exeter museum and drawing the birds there
. Need to come to a conclusion of why you are drawing these birds. How will they be used in the final outcome?

Aims:

. To produce more drawings and to have final characters of the birds resolved


Amy

. The collaged birds are working very well
. Great use and experimentation with producing textures for the collages
. For more developed pieces need to plan out the collages before making them


Emmy- Lou

. Experimenting with colouring bird designs in Photoshop
. Resolved a good direction in the development of the project by producing a mini-zine
. Experimenting with combining traditional technique with digital


Jo

. Beginning to layer up the book pages. Cutting out the tops of each page to form reeds
. Was finding that the appearance of the birds came across as too 'serious' and so needed to find an alternative style. Resolved this by switching to drawing baby birds
. Developing colour illustrations to be taken into the print room


Andjela

. Really nice wood cut prints
. Will be taken designs and putting onto badges and envelopes to be produced as a editions

Aims

. Produce more wood cut designs
. Decided on what other birds to illustrate


Jordan

. Carrying on with finding superstitions linked to the birds
. Need to resolve a final style for artwork
. look into laser cutting designs to reflect the carving art of the maori
. collect textures
. Need to draw out designs to scale of final size.